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• Ethic

  Ashley Antoinette, 1985-

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  Ethic orders a hit that mistakenly kills his girlfriend.  Riddled with guilt, he refuses to ever love again.

• Queen Sugar

  a Novel

  Baszile, Natalie

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  An urban Los Angeles woman is gifted a plantation in Louisiana by her late father.

• The Mothers

  a Novel

  Bennett, Brit,

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  As a teenager, Nadia gets pregnant by the preacher’s son and decides to have an abortion and go to college.  As an adult, she is left wondering about the choices she made when she was young.

• The Vanishing Half

  Bennett, Brit,

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  Twin sisters' lives remain entwined even when one sister passes as white.

• These Ghosts Are Family

  a Novel

  Card, Maisy,

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  A husband and father fakes his own death for the betterment of his family, resulting in significant ripple effects. 

• Queenie

  a Novel

  Carty-Williams, Candice, 1989-

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  After a break up with her boyfriend, Queenie derails into meeting the most unsavory of men.

• Ring Shout

  Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times

  Clark, P. Djèlí,

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  The Klu Klux Klan is a dark fantastical force that uses magic to cast a spell on America.

• The Water Dancer

  a Novel

  Coates, Ta-Nehisi,

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  A magical realism tale about a young man who escapes slavery, only to contend with his feelings of guilt for leaving his family behind.

• Once Ghosted, Twice Shy

  Cole, Alyssa,

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  Will Likotsi and Fabiola have a second chance at love?

• The Business of Lovers

  Dickey, Eric Jerome,

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  The Business of Lovers follows the down-on-their-luck stories of brothers Dwayne and Brick Duquesne.

• Party of Two

  Guillory, Jasmine,

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  A black lawyer and a white senator find love in the age of never-ending press coverage.

• Homegoing

  Gyasi, Yaa,

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  A profound look at fortune and misfortune that spans centuries and continents.

• Full Figured

  Hampton, Brenda (Brenda M.)

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  A passionate book about strong, full-figured women.

• Get a Life, Chloe Brown

  a Novel

  Hibbert, Talia,

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  Chronically ill, Chloe Brown decides to take control of her life by moving out of her family home and embarking on daring behavior.

• Real Men Knit

  Jackson, K. M.,

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  When their adoptive mom dies, four boys attempt to keep her knitting shop open.

• Black Leopard, Red Wolf

  James, Marlon, 1970-

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  Tracker, a skilled hunter, is asked to search for a boy who has been missing for years.  

• The City We Became

  Jemisin, N. K.,

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  A magical force threatens New York City.

• Bring on the Blessings

  Jenkins, Beverly, 1951-

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  The Black-founded town of Henry Adams is falling apart, so the mayor puts the town up for sale on the internet.  Will this be the start of something new, or will it further unravel the town?

• Bluebird, Bluebird

  a Novel

  Locke, Attica,

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  Derek, a Black Texas ranger, is tasked with solving the murder of a Black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman.

• Deacon King Kong

  McBride, James, 1957-

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  In 1969, a church deacon shoots and kills a drug leader in broad daylight, which has lasting affects on the town’s residents.